How I Set Up My First Planted Tank (And What I Wish Someone Had Told Me)
I’m looking at a large 55-gallon tank sitting in my garage that my friend was about to throw away and I said, “What could go wrong?” Yeah, famous last words.…
Why I’m Obsessed with 5-Gallon Tanks (And You Should Be Too)
You know what’s funny? Most people assume the larger the tank, the simpler the task; however, I’ve found that my five-gallon setups (a 5-gallon-betta-tank-aquascape-creating-a-perfect-micro-habitat-for-your-betta-2/”>5-gallon-masterpiece-creating-an-award-winning-nano-planted-aquascape/”>5-gallon-betta-tank-aquascape-creating-a-perfect-micro-habitat-for-your-betta-2/”>5-gallon-masterpiece-creating-an-award-winning-nano-planted-aquascape/”>5-gallon) have taught me more about aquascaping…
The 10 Best Aquarium Plant Fertilisers and Why Getting This Wrong Kills Everything
The Definitive Ranking: Best Aquarium Plant Fertilisers That Actually Work Ok so we finally got around to doing it. Four whole meetings, three arguments about liquid carbon, Bobby nearly quitting…
Hardscape Shrimp Tank and Creating Biofilm Surfaces That Feed Your Colony
For the longest time I tried to figure out why my first colony of cherry shrimp wasn’t growing. The water parameters were perfect, the tank was fully cycled, and I…
Hardscape Planted Tank and Balancing Stone and Wood With Greenery
Few things make or break a planted aquarium like your hardscape design. Nothing screams “this isn’t a natural habitat” quite like poor planning and haphazard placement of rocks and driftwood.…
How to Glue and Tie Plants to Hardscape Without It Looking Terrible
There’s a certain pride that comes with watching your Anubias attach itself to your chosen driftwood after patiently waiting weeks for it to start doing so. Watching moss slowly soften…
Dragon Stone Hardscape and the Rock That Changed How People Aquascape
I spent weeks lurking on aquascaping forums trying to figure out what made some hardscapes appear natural and seamless while others looked like rocks dumped in a corner. It wasn’t…
The Complete Guide to Hardscaping an Aquarium
Everything You Need to Know About Hardscaping TL;DR Quick Start Three Rules: 1) Add your largest stones/wood to your tank bottom before substrate. 2) Position focal points at roughly 1/3…